Studies by Schultz and Colleagues Suggest That Release of Dopamine

question 82

Multiple Choice

Studies by Schultz and colleagues suggest that release of dopamine within the nucleus accumbens

• A) does not occur for an expected reinforcing stimulus (fruit juice).
• B) is automatically produced during stimulus delivery.
• C) is greatest for drugs of abuse.
• D) is greatest for natural reinforcers.
• E) can occur when a stimulus is aversive.

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